Mmmm! First Graders!

We had a great time on our recent field trip to the Greensboro Science Center.  We saw lions, lemurs, peacocks, wolves, and many other interesting animals. The Omnisphere Theatre thrilled us with full dome visions of our solar system but at the end of the day, it was a two headed turtle that stole the show!

Plants and Animals

We have enjoyed learning about plants and animals this year in science!  We planted several kinds of seeds including pumpkin, sunflower, peas, and beans. It has been interesting to compare and contrast the plants that have grown from the seeds!

Winter Weather

Where's the snow? It is so unseasonably warm here that we are wondering if we will have snow this winter! We have just begun a unit about weather in Imagine It. We will read literature and informational texts relating to many types of weather including storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards. So far, the only snowmen we have made have been made of white construction paper!

Happy Holidays

We hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

Furballs

Is it snack time? Not for us! We have been learning about a variety of nocturnal animals including owls, bats, badgers, hedgehogs, moths, raccoons, red-eyed tree frogs, etc. In order to find out what owls eat, we dissected owl pellets! Owl pellets are the undigested and regurgitated remains of an owl's meals. We found claws, bones, fur and even skulls of the small animals that owls eat in the forest. Bon appetit!

Back to School

What a cute new class! We have nine boys and nine girls this year. More to come!

Soaking Send Off

Have a GREAT summer!